A China Affair

[orangedial]

I like #14

Thanks for visiting this thread!

You got the DRUM and Bell Towers mixed up. This is actually the Bell Tower (at the roundabout). The DRUM Tower (which was shown as CLOCK Tower in your other photo) is located nearer to the Muslim quarters.

Nice pics... hope u didn't miss the Terracotta warriors there.

Hihi, thanks for the corrections! I've mixed them up a big time
I did visit the Terracotta warriors. Pictures will be coming up soon!

I love your street shots, they portray the bustling city very aptly.

Thanks! I love the street shots too!


Here are more shots from the City Wall for you guys:

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[tarzanboy66]

Simply love your china affair :thumbsup::thumbsup::lovegrin: especially the forbidden city and the great wall series you make me wanna revisit the place again. In fact I have recently back from beijing and tianjin may I know which month you went to the forbidden city it seem less crowd with peoples and how much is the rent of the car to mutianyu and jounery hours,I went to the badaling it full of crowd wrong choice care to share thank

 

[orangedial]

Simply love your china affair :thumbsup::thumbsup::lovegrin: especially the forbidden city and the great wall series you make me wanna revisit the place again. In fact I have recently back from beijing and tianjin may I know which month you went to the forbidden city it seem less crowd with peoples and how much is the rent of the car to mutianyu and jounery hours,I went to the badaling it full of crowd wrong choice care to share thank

Hi tarzanboy, thanks for your kind words! I visited Beijing in Dec'09 and we went to the forbidden city and mutianyu great wall on weekdays, hence not much crowd. We hired a limousine service to bring the 3 of us to and fro mutianyu great wall from beijing, and if I recall correctly, we paid around RMB1000 for the whole-day service. Mutianyu is less commercialised and the section of great wall is quite well preserved. And because it is about 1-hour away from Beijing by car, it is therefore less visited by tourists compared to badaling. Hence it is much better for photographers!

 

[orangedial]

#174. Abstract

#175. Old & New World

#176. Iron Horses

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[orangedial]

<< Life on the City Wall >>


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[orangedial]

#181. Last view of Xi'an City before heading to the Museum of Terracotta Warriors

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[xxdoggyxx]

Nice I don't need to be in china to see china!!!

#174 is abit croaked... Haha.

Cheers

 

[orangedial]

Nice I don't need to be in china to see china!!!

#174 is abit croaked... Haha.

Cheers

Haha! Thanks for dropping by

 

[orangedial]

#182. Terracotta Warriors Museum, Xi'an

#183. Amazing to see so many variance of the sculptures

#184. 2000 years of details

#185. A soldier with his (non-battle) horses

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[orangedial]

Reviving this thread after MIA for a long while since the birth of my daughter...

I just noticed that I haven't completed posting all the photos in this series yet! For those who had followed this thread in 2010 & 2011, thank you so much for commenting in my thread and if you are visiting this thread again, million thanks for your support. For those who are new to this thread, hope you enjoy my brief adventure in China and I welcome your comments and critics.

Here we go... it's almost the end of this amazing journey...

#186. The famous kneeling terra-cotta warrior (&#36330;&#23556;&#20323. The warrior is in a kneeling position ready in combat mode.

#187. Amazing details... look at the sole and the deco strips on the armour.

#188. The standing warrior (&#31435;&#23556;&#20323 ready in combat mode

#189. A battle horse in wonderful details

#190. The pit

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